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2128 Maple Syrup thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING MAPLE SYRUP
The more ice you pick out of sap buckets on cold spring days, the sweeter the sap and the less boiling it will need.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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2129 Military thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING A WAR
In attacking an entrenched position, the attackers should outnumber the defenders by three to one.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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2130 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb
RACING A BOBSLED
In bobsled competition, every second lost at the start costs three seconds at the finish. On a luge run, the time lost at the start is multiplied by four times at the finish.
ABC TV Winter Olympics commentator, 1984 Winter Olympics
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2131 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE RULE OF HISTORY
History repeats itself. The first time is tragedy, the second farce.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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2132 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A GOOD RESTAURANT
If you're visiting a small town and must choose between a restaurant at street level and another one flight up, go to the one upstairs. The food will be better and the prices 15 to 20 percent less.
Gerry M. Flick M.D., Ship's Surgeon, S.S. Constitution off Hawaii
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2133 Running thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING YOUR MARATHON TIME
You can predict your marathon time by multiplying your best 10 kilometer time by 4.65.
Ned Frederick, writer, quoting physiologist Jack Daniels, Exeter, New Hampshire
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2134 Science thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE RULE OF ISLAND EVOLUTION
On islands, small species will evolve toward larger size, and large species will evolve toward smaller size.
John J. Chiment, paleobiologist and editor, Perry City, New York
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2135 Storage thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DESIGNING A CLOSET
Women have three times as many clothes as men, but they need only twice as much hanging space. Men's clothes take up more space per hanger.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2136 Texture thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FEELING YOUR OIL
Rub a little of your motor oil between your thumb and forefinger. If you can feel any grit, it's time to change your oil.
Donny Bates, gas station attendant, Cincinnati, Ohio
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2137 Sales thumb thumb thumb thumb
DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS
Customers are most difficult to deal with during the full moon. The next most trying phase is the new moon.
Georgia Chapman, pharmacist, Bedford, Virginia
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Current Rating: 3.9 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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2138 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SAVING MONEY
You should budget your money so that you can put 10 to 15 percent of your earnings into savings.
Merrie Spaeth, USA Weekend
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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